Railway-tie puller



Feb. 5 19241. 1

\ E. H. FISH RAILWAY TIE FULLER Filed 001:. 27. 1922 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED.

EDWARD H. FISH, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

RAILWAY-TIE FULLER.

Application filed October 27, 1922. Serial No; 597,355."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD 'I-I. FISH, a citizen of the United States; residing 'at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,

This invention has relation to an*appl-i-- ance for removing and replacing railway ties and has for its object to facilitatethe Work and materially reduce the costincb dent'thereto, since the appliance obviates the necessity of loosening and removing a portion of the roadb'ed'and subsequently replacing the samev and tamping the earth or material to obtain a-.firm seat for the 'tie replacing the one that has. been removed.

Other objects and advantages willbe' apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention "is understood;

While the drawings illustrate an embodi ment of'the invention it isto be understood that in adapting the same to meet difierent conditions and requirements, various changes inthe form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without-departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application' Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway, tie puller embodying the invention, showing the same in operative position, a portion being broken away;

Figure 2is a side elevation of the appliance inoperative position;

Figure 3 an endview i Figure 4: is a sectional detail on the line H of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a sectional detail on the line 5'5 of Figure 2. 1

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters;

The numeral 1 designates a railway. tie which it is intended to replacebyfmeans of a tie 2, the two ties 1 and'Qbeing ar-- ranged in line with their endsiaclo'se prox imity or abutting and connected by suitable have i11ventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Raildeclar'e clear, and-exact fasteningsS WlllClI-ZUSG double' pointed, oneo point of each engaging a tie, -whereby='both i tiesl and 2 are caused to move inunison so that asthetied is Withdrawn, the tie 2 is drawn into position, thereby obviating the necessity of disturbing the roadbe'd and subsequent replacing of loose material and the tamping thereof to' obtain-a :firm'seat: for the=tie 2. It willthus 'be unde'rstoocb that thewOrk is greatly facilitated and the costmaterially reduced." The numeral: 4 designates the rails which are supportedupon the ties in a manner well understood The tie to be replacedhas th'e 'fasteni-ngs removed so that it may be ithdraWnen'd wise from beneath the rails 4A The appliance comprises a cha'nnel bar 5 of a length to'rest'npon the railed-with the channel side facing upwardly.'- Hooked lugs= 6 are secured to the bottomside 'of the channel bar 5 atoppo'site ends in posi tion to engage the rails l 'and resist longitudinal movement of the bar 5 in'one di-' rection and retain it inposition'uporr the rails. A bar 7 is mounted "in the channel ofthe bar 5 and is retained in place and directed 'in its longitudinal movement by means of lu gs '8 secured to" the bar 5 5 as indicated most clearly-in Figure 1. The bar 7 is preferably of I-iform'uinmross section and is provided upon its' top side' with a ratch'etbar- 9 and upon the top side ofithe lowerflanges with ratchet bars 10, the teeth of the several ratcht bars faCinginthe same direction.

An operating lever 11 isfulcrumed at-its lower end to the channel bar 5 'as indicated at 12 and is providedwithtwo sets ofpawls 13 and '14- at different'distancesdrom the fulcrum 12 and adapted tog cooperate with the respective ratchet bars?) and 10. Only one set of pawls is inoperative positionat a time, the other set being rendered-inactive and held out'of' operative position by suit able-means; A latch -15"is connected by meansof a -rod" 16"with '-the' pawl 13 and a catch 17 is adapted to engage the latch 15 and hold the pawl 13 out -*ofoperative position. An "arm 18," securedWto one end of the shaft carrying 'the pawls 14, is adapted to cooperate with a catch 19 where 105 byf-to hold "the pawls -14; out-of fiop'erative positionwhenrequired; When great force is required to be exerted to move the tie 1,

55 tie to. be removed, an operating lever fulthe pawl 13 is thrown out of operative position and the pawls 14 aranged to cooperate with the ratchet bars 10. However, when the tie 1 may be moved by a lesser force, the pawls 14: are thrown out of operative position and the pawl 13 arranged to cooperate with the ratchet bar 9. Upon oscillating the lever 11, the bar 7 is moved longitudinally by a ratchet action, thereby moving the tie 1 and at the same time drawing the tie 2 into position. It should be stated that the forward end of the bar 7 is attached to the tie 1 and this may be effected in any manner, such as the means illustrated.

A crosshead 20 is secured in any substantial manner to the underside of the forward end of the bar 7 and shafts 21 are mounted in opposite ends thereof in position to come upon opposite sides of the tie 1. Dogs 22 are fast to the lower ends of the shafts 21 and are of cam formation and toothed upon their gripping faces to insure positive engagement with the sides of the tie 1 so as to prevent slipping. Springs 23 are secured to the upper ends of the shafts 21 and engage the sides of the bar 7 and normally hold the dogs 22 in engagement with the sides of the tie 1. A power screw 24 is threaded into the crosshead 20 and its inner end is adapted to engage the adjacent rail 4, whereby to admit of sufficient force being exerted to initially move the tie 1 when power may not be advantageously applied by means of the lever 11 and the ratchet mechanism associated therewith. After the tie 1 has been started by means of the power screw 24 it may be removed by force applied through the lever 11 and either set of ratchet mechanism coacting therewith, as will be readily understood.

What is claimed is: 1. A railway tie remover comprising complemental members, the one being provided with means for connecting it to the rails and the other with means for connecting it to the tie to be removed, an operating lever ful crumed to one of the members, two sets of pawls carried by the operating lever and disposed at different distances from the fulcrum thereof, and ratchet bars carried by the movable member and adapted to cooperate with the respective sets of pawls. 2. A railway tie remover comprising complemental members, the one being provided with means for connecting it to the rails and the other with means for connecting it to the crumed to one of the members, two sets of pawls carried by the operating lever and disposed at different distances from the fulcrum thereof, ratchet bars carried by the movable member and adapted to cooperate with the respective setsof pawls, and means for holding-oneof the sets of pawls out of operative position while the other is in operative position.

3. A railway tie puller comprising a member provided with means for securing it to the rails, a companion member mounted thereon for longitudinal movement, a head applied to the movable member, dogs carried by said head and adapted to grip opposite sides of the tie to be removed, and means in cooperative relation with the movable member for operating the same.

l. A railway tie remover comprising a channel bar, lugs carried thereby for securing the same to the rails, an I-bar movable longitudinally in the channel bar, means for securing the I-bar to the channel bar and directing the same in its longitudinal move ment, a crosshead at one end of the channel bar, dogs carried by the crosshead and adapted to grip opposite sides of the tie to be removed, a power screw threaded into the crosshead and adapted to initially start the I-bar, an operating lever fulcrumed to the channel bar, two sets of pawls carried by the operating lever and disposed at different distances from the fulcrum thereof, ratchet bars carried by the'I-bar and adapted to cooperate with the respective sets of pawls, and means for holding one of the sets of pawls out of operative position.

5. A railway tie puller comprising a mem ber provided with means for securing it to the rails, a companion member mounted thereon for longitudinal movement, a head applied to the movable member at one of its ends, spaced shafts carried by said head, a dog secured to the lower end of each of said shafts and adapted to grip opposite sides of the ties to be removed, springs env gaging said shafts and urging said dogs into engagement with the respective sides of the tie, and means in cooperative relation, with the movable member for operating the same.

6. A railway tie remover comprising complemental members, one of said members being provided with means forconnecting it to the rails and the other of said members being provided with means for connecting it to the tie to be removed, an operating lever fulcrumed to the movable member, two sets of pawls carried by the operating lever and disposed at different distances from'the fulcrum thereof, ratchet bars carried bythe movable member and adapted to cooperate with the respective set of pawls and means on said operating lever to hold either set of said pawls in inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I af'rix my signature in presence of two witnesses. EDWARD H. FISH.

Witnesses:

HARVE H. PHIPPS. GRACE H. FISH. 

